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1 TO: Clearing Member Firms Chief Financial Officers Back Office Managers Margin Managers FROM: CME Clearing SUBJECT: Performance Bond Requirements DATE: Friday, January 04, 2019 To receive advanced notification of Performance Bond (margin) changes, through our free automated mailing list, go to and subscribe to the Performance Bond Rates Advisory Notice listserver. As per the normal review of market volatility to ensure adequate collateral coverage, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., Clearing House Risk Management staff approved the performance bond requirements for the following products listed below. The rates will be effective after the close of business on Monday, January 07, rates as of: Friday, January 04, In this current advisory there are changes to the Short Option Minimum and/or the Volatility Scan Range. Below are descriptions of what each change affects: The Short Option Minimum (SOM) is a charge that is applied only to portfolios concentrated in short options that do not generate a minimum margin requirement level when margins are calculated using the normal 16 SPAN scenarios. The SOM charge per short calls or short puts is a percentage of the outright margin on one underlying futures contract. The volatility scan range is the change in implied volatility that is used in each of SPAN s 16 scenarios.

2 FREIGHT ROUTE LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS () FREIGHT - Spec Mth 1 Increase USD 3,960 3,600 4,785 4,350 Hedge/Member Mth 1 Increase USD 3,600 3,600 4,350 4,350 Spec Mths 2 Increase USD 3,135 2,850 3,795 3,450 Hedge/Member Mths 2 Increase USD 2,850 2,850 3,450 3,450 Spec Mnths 3-5 Increase USD 2,420 2,200 3,080 2,800 Hedge/Member Mnths 3-5 Increase USD 2,200 2,200 2,800 2,800 Spec Months 6+ Increase USD 2,420 2,200 3,080 2,800 Hedge/Member Months 6+ Increase USD 2,200 2,200 2,800 2,800 FREIGHT ROUTE TC14 (BALTIC) FUTURES () Spec Mnth 1 Increase USD 3,850 3,500 4,620 4,200 Hedge/Member Mnth 1 Increase USD 3,500 3,500 4,200 4,200 Spec Mnths 2 Increase USD 2,640 2,400 3,190 2,900 Hedge/Member Mnths 2 Increase USD 2,400 2,400 2,900 2,900 Spec Mnths 3+ Increase USD 1,430 1,300 1,705 1,550 Hedge/Member Mnths 3+ Increase USD 1,300 1,300 1,550 1,550 FREIGHT ROUTE TC15 (BALTIC) FUTURES (T5C) T5C T5C Spec Mths 2 Increase USD 2,200 2,000 2,860 2,600 Hedge/Member Mths 2 Increase USD 2,000 2,000 2,600 2,600 FREIGHT ROUTE (BALTIC) FUTURES () Spec Mth 1 Increase USD 1,760 1,600 2,200 2,000 Hedge/Member Mth 1 Increase USD 1,600 1,600 2,000 2,000 Spec Mths 2 Increase USD 1,650 1,500 1,980 1,800 Hedge/Member Mths 2 Increase USD 1,500 1,500 1,800 1,800 Spec Mnths 3-5 Increase USD 1,650 1,500 1,925 1,750 Hedge/Member Mnths 3-5 Increase USD 1,500 1,500 1,750 1,750 Spec Months 6+ Increase USD 1,650 1,500 1,925 1,750 Hedge/Member Months 6+ Increase USD 1,500 1,500 1,750 1,750 FREIGHT ROUTE TD3C FUTURES () Spec Mnth 1 Increase USD 1,320 1,200 1,595 1,450 Hedge/Member Mnth 1 Increase USD 1,200 1,200 1,450 1,450 Spec Mnth 2 Increase USD 1,155 1,050 1,375 1,250 Hedge/Member Mnth 2 Increase USD 1,050 1,050 1,250 1,250 Spec Mnths 3-6 Increase USD ,210 1,100 Hedge/Member Mnths 3-6 Increase USD ,100 1,100 FREIGHT ROUTE TD8 (BALTIC) FUTURES (TD8) Page 2 of 6

3 TD8 TD8 Spec Mths 2 Increase USD ,100 1,000 Hedge/Member Mths 2 Increase USD ,000 1,000 TC2 ROTTERDAM TO USAC 37K MT (TM) TM TM Spec Mnth 1 Increase USD 3,465 3,150 4,070 3,700 Hedge/Member Mnth 1 Increase USD 3,150 3,150 3,700 3,700 TC5 RAS TANURA TO YOKOHAMA 55K MT () Spec Mth 1 Increase USD 1,650 1,500 2,200 2,000 Hedge/Member Mth 1 Increase USD 1,500 1,500 2,000 2,000 Spec Mths 2+ Increase USD 1,650 1,500 1,980 1,800 Hedge/Member Mths 2+ Increase USD 1,500 1,500 1,800 1,800 TD7 NOR SEA TO CONTINENT 80K MT (TK) TK TK Spec Mnth 1 Increase USD ,210 1,100 Hedge/Member Mnth 1 Increase USD ,100 1,100 Page 3 of 6

4 INTEREST RATES - 10-YEAR ERIS SWAP FUTURES (LIY) LIY LIY Spec Months 21+ Increase USD 1,650 1,500 Hedge/Member Months 21+ Increase USD 1,500 1,500 2-YEAR ERIS SWAP FUTURE (LIT) LIT LIT Spec Months 9+ Increase USD Hedge/Member Months 9+ Increase USD YEAR ERIS SWAP FUTURES () Spec Months 9-12 Increase USD Hedge/Member Months 9-12 Increase USD Spec Months 13+ Increase USD Hedge/Member Months 13+ Increase USD YEAR ERIS SWAP FUTURES (LID) LID LID Spec Months 9+ Increase USD Hedge/Member Months 9+ Increase USD YEAR ERIS SWAP FUTURES () Spec Months 9-15 Increase USD Hedge/Member Months 9-15 Increase USD Spec Months 16+ Increase USD Hedge/Member Months 16+ Increase USD ONE-MON SOFR FUTURES () Spec Month 5 Increase USD Hedge/Member Month 5 Increase USD Spec Month 6 Increase USD Hedge/Member Month 6 Increase USD Spec Month 7 Increase USD Hedge/Member Month 7 Increase USD Page 4 of 6

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6 REE-MON SOFR FUTURES () Spec Month 1 Increase USD Hedge/Member Month 1 Increase USD Spec Month 2 Increase USD Hedge/Member Month 2 Increase USD Spec Month 3 Increase USD Hedge/Member Month 3 Increase USD Spec Months 4-5 Increase USD Hedge/Member Months 4-5 Increase USD Spec Months 6-8 Increase USD Hedge/Member Months 6-8 Increase USD Spec Months 9-12 Increase USD Hedge/Member Months 9-12 Increase USD Spec Months Increase USD Hedge/Member Months Increase USD Spec Months 17+ Increase USD Hedge/Member Months 17+ Increase USD Page 5 of 6

7 Intra Spreads EQUITY INDEX - Intra Spreads E-Mini S&P Midcap 400 (MD) - Months 1 vs 2 (BTIC E-MINI S&P MIDCAP 400 FUT) EMT EMT Spec Increase USD Hedge/Member Increase USD E-Mini S&P Midcap 400 (MD) - Months 1 vs 2 (EMINI MIDCAP FUTURES) ME ME Spec Increase USD Hedge/Member Increase USD E-Mini S&P Midcap 400 (MD) - Months 1 vs 2 (E-MINI S&P MIDCAP 400 SYNT MARKER) ETT ETT Spec Increase USD Hedge/Member Increase USD Inter-commodity Spread Rates Ratio EQUITY INDEX - Inter-commodity Spread Rates EMINI SP500-TECHNOLOGY SECTOR INDEX (XAK) vs S&P 500 FUTURES (SP) Spread Credit Rate Decrease +15:-1 65% 65% 60% 60% INTEREST RATES - Inter-commodity Spread Rates 10 Year Treasury Note (21) vs. Fed Funds (41) Tier 1 (Month 1) Spread Credit Rate Decrease +1:-2 35% 35% 30% 30% 10 Year Treasury Note (21) vs. Fed Funds (41) Tier 2 (Months 2-4) Spread Credit Rate Decrease +1:-2 40% 40% 35% 35% 5 Year Treasury Note (25) vs. Fed Funds (CBOT) (41) Tier 4 (Months 13-24) Spread Credit Rate Decrease +2:-3 75% 75% 70% 70% 5 Year Treasury Note (25) vs. Fed Funds (CBOT) (41) Tier 5 (Months 25+) Spread Credit Rate Decrease +2:-3 75% 75% 70% 70% Page 6 of 6

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